HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- A man is in jail on assault charges in connection to an attack at the Thirsty Turtle on Whitesburg Drive.

Eric McDaniel (Madison County Jail)

A Huntsville police report states that the suspect, 34-year-old Eric McDaniel, entered the bar at 4:15 p.m. Sunday and stabbed a man with a screwdriver. He then fled but officers caught him after a brief foot chase. McDaniel was arrested and charged with second-degree assault.

The victim was taken to Huntsville Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The motive in the attack is not yet known. Police are continuing the investigation.